Abdisalam Ibrahim

Abdisalam Ibrahim
Personal information
Full name Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-01) 1 May 1991
Place of birth Mogadishu, Somalia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Midfielder , Defender
Club information
Current team
 Viking
Number 16
Youth career
Øyer-Tretten
2002–2005 Lørenskog
2005–2006 Fjellhamar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Fjellhamar
2007–2014 Manchester City 1 (0)
2011 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 11 (0)
2011–2012 → NEC (loan) 8 (1)
2012–2013 → Strømsgodset (loan) 38 (5)
2014–2015 Olympiacos 0 (0)
2014 → Ergotelis (loan) 12 (1)
2015–2016 Veria 7 (0)
2016– Viking 3 (0)
National team‡
2006 Norway U15 2 (0)
2007 Norway U16 5 (1)
2007–2008 Norway U17 6 (1)
2009 Norway U18 5 (0)
2009–2010 Norway U19 5 (0)
2010–2013 Norway U21 12 (0)
2012–2013 Norway U23 3 (0)
2014– Norway 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:30, 3 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:46, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim (born 1 May 1991) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Viking as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Ibrahim moved to Norway in 1998.[2] He began his football career as a youth in Norway with Øyer-Tretten before eventually moving to Lørenskog, where he played for Fjellhamar. He got his debut for Fjellhamar's senior team in 2006.[3]

Manchester City

In early 2007, Ibrahim signed a four-year deal with Manchester City's youth academy, effective from 1 July 2007.[4] In the spring of 2008, he was on the winning team in the FA Youth Cup final, as Manchester City beat Chelsea 4–2 on aggregate.[5]

Ibrahim played as a midfielder. At the age of 18, his style of play was compared by some at the club to then teammate Patrick Vieira.[6]

Ibrahim made his senior debut starting on 24 January 2010, in the FA Cup game against Scunthorpe United.[7] He was on the bench in the 3–1 defeat to Manchester United in the League Cup semi-final at Old Trafford, as well as the match against Portsmouth at Eastlands on 31 January. On 21 February 2010, he made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Manchester City in a 0–0 draw against Liverpool. Ibrahim was rewarded with a new contract on 7 April 2010, which tied him to the club until 2014.[8] Ibrahim made his League Cup debut and first starting appearance at West Brom on Wednesday, 22 September 2010.[9]

On 14 January 2011, it was announced that he would join Scunthorpe United on loan for one month,[10] this loan period subsequently being extended in mid-February to the end of the season.[11]

On 31 July 2011, it was announced that he would join Dutch Eredivisie side NEC on a season-long loan deal.[12] Ibrahim featured in two cup matches and had eight Eredivisie spells scoring one goal before the loan deal was terminated on 22 March on mutual consent because Ibrahim had trouble with his role on the bench for most of the season.[13]

Ibrahim spent the second half of the 2012 season on loan with Strømsgodset, before he again was on six-month loan to Godset in January 2013.[14] In the 2013 season, Ibrahim played 17 matches for Strømsgodset when the team won the Tippeligaen, which was his first title as a pro.[15]

On 22 January 2014, Ibrahim's was released from his contract at Manchester City.

Greece

On 24 January 2014, Ibrahim announced that he is joining Greek champions club Olympiacos for the next 3.5 years.[16] Ibrahim made just one appearance for the Greek champions and he immediately joined Superleague club Ergotelis on loan until the end of the season [17] On the beginning of 2014-15 season he returned to Olympiakos.

After being released on a free transfer from Olympiacos, Ibrahim signed a two-year contract with the Greek club Veria on 24 August 2015. [18] Ibrahim debuted on 29 August 2015 in an away 0–2 win against Panthrakikos. He was sent off against his former club, Olympiacos on the 31st October 2015.

Back to Norway

On 13 January 2016 Ibrahim signed a contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen club Viking. His contract lasts for 3 years, until 31 December 2018.

International career

At international level, Ibrahim has represented Norway at every age group from Under 15 to Under 21. He is still eligible for both his native country Somalia as well as his adopted country, but has stated a desire to represent the Norwegian national team if called up.[19] On 15 January 2014, he made his debut with the national team in a 2-1 away friendly win against Moldova.

Personal life

Abdisalam has an older brother, Abdirashid Ibrahim, a semi-professional footballer formerly of FC United of Manchester and Rossendale United.[20] He also has a little brother, Abdijabar Ibrahim, who attends ESSA Academy, he also has a sister called Farhiya Ibrahim who also goes to ESSA. Ibrahim was an Arsenal fan when growing up and Patrick Vieira was his hero and more recently Yaya Toure.[21] His nickname is Abdi.[22] Within a few weeks in the late spring of 2013, Ibrahim lost his younger sister and became a father for the first time.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2011 and 31/08/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Einstad, Knut Jarle (25 January 2010). "Stjernedebut for Ibrahim". Dagbladet (in Norwegian).
  3. ↑ Bakkehaug, Wegard (1 November 2006). "Fjellhamars Vieira". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Dette er Abdis nye lekegrind". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 19 February 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  5. ↑ Bakkehaug, Wegard (18 April 2008). "Svennis feiret Abdi og gullgutta". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian).
  6. ↑ "Abdisalam Ibrahim". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  7. ↑ Ashdown, John (24 January 2010). "Scunthorpe Utd v Manchester City – as it happened". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  8. ↑ http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2010/April/Ibrahim-signs-new-deal
  9. ↑ "West Brom 2–1 Man City". BBC News. 22 September 2010.
  10. ↑ "Man City youngster signs on loan". scunthorpe-united.co.uk. (Scunthorpe United Football Club). 14 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "Scunthorpe extend Abdisalam Ibrahim loan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 15 February 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  12. ↑ http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2011/July/Abdi-Ibrahim-loaned-to-Nijmegan
  13. ↑ Abdisalam Ibrahim vertrekt per direct bij N.E.C., NEC-Nijmegen.nl, 22 March 2012
  14. ↑ Rasmussen, John (10 January 2013). "Abdi Ibrahim skriver under for Godset igjen" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  15. ↑ Bajkowski, Simon (11 November 2013). "City loan watch: Ibrahim wins title but results go against loanees". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  16. ↑ http://www.olympiacos.org/article/33528/pae-olympiakos-anakoinosi (Article in Greek.)
  17. ↑ http://www.ergotelis.gr/index.php?module=news_details&id=5061&menu_id=&menu2_id=
  18. ↑ Υπέγραψε για 2 χρόνια ο Ιμπραϊμ
  19. ↑ "Velger Norge foran Somalia" (in Norwegian). Avisenes Nyhetsbåry/Norwegian News Agency. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  20. ↑ Allcock, Alan (20 February 2010). "First North Signings". The Evo-Stick League. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  21. ↑ http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/page/News/0,,10442~2288982,00.html
  22. ↑ http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Video/Features/Meet-Abdi-Ibrahim-part-1
  23. ↑ http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/artikkel.php?artid=10110794

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